Directions: Read the following information about the Minoans and the Mycenaeans and then answer the questions that follow in your notebook.
The Origins of the Greeks
The Minoans:
Minoan culture developed on the island of Crete in approximately 3,000 B.C.E. Minoan palace murals (wall paintings) and painted pottery show us a great sea culture, fueled by fishing, farming, and local arts. The Minoans were master sailors and set up long-distance trade routes with Spain, Egypt, Canaan, and Asia Minor. Socially, the Minoans were an egalitarian (equal) culture, with both men and women holding respected positions in the fields of religion, agriculture, and craftwork. Recreation enjoyed by the Minoans included dancing to music and song, "bull-leaping" - and boxing, complete with boxing gloves and mouth guards. The remarkable peace-loving character of the Minoan civilization is obvious because they didn't have fortresses, war equipment, and painted battle scenes among the remains of their settlements. The Minoan civilization is historically important to Greece because it was the model for the Mycenaean (pronounced my-sih-NEE-in) civilization which is considered the earliest developed culture on mainland Greece.
The Mycenaeans:
Mycenae was settled in 2,700 B.C.E. Most of the myths about ancient Greek heroes and their famous battles come to us from the Mycenaeans. Later Greek poets such as Homer used these tales in their writings. The Mycenaeans spoke an early form of the Greek language, and developed an agricultural economy based on grains, grapes, and olives. Like the Minoans, they traded by sea with Egypt and Asia Minor. Unlike the Minoans, the Mycenaeans devoted most of their energies to developing a strong military. The circular royal tombs of Mycenae reveal collections of decorated uniforms, elaborate helmets, chariots, daggers, and axes. Horses were also extremely important to the Mycenaeans, as they were the vehicles of war. Mycenaean documents suggest that their society was hierarchical, with kings and soldiers in positions of power at the top of society, and prisoners of war who became slaves at the bottom of society who served the kings and soldiers. Other than artwork showing religious festivals and musical performances, very few artifacts of entertainment were left by the Mycenaeans.
1. What did the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations have in common?
They liked to trade. 2. In what ways were the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations different?
They traded masks and vases. 3. Why do you think so many aspects of Minoan civilization are found at Mycenae?
They invaded Mycenae. 4. What other geographical areas, besides Mycenae, might Minoan civilization have influenced?
Knosos. 5. What aspects of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations would you expect to have survived in later periods of Greek history?
6. Using your textbook pages 256-257, explain how the decline of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans was similar.
Assignment 4-6 After completing your Understanding How Ashoka's Edicts Helped Unify India sheet answer the following comprehension questions:
1. What are the main ideas expressed in Ashoka's edicts? -The mainedict is the Buddhist values, security, justice, and general welfare. 2. What are some of the ways in which Ashoka's leadership promoted unity in India? -Ashoka wanted the people to believe in the same idea.
3. In what ways did Ashoka's Buddhist beliefs contribute to the unification of India? -Ashoka made people believe in one religion.
4. In addition to the edicts, what else might have contributed to the unification of India during this time period? - governments. 5.Explain how one of the edicts you examined could be catagorized another way (i.e. instead of Buddhist Values it could also concern Justice) - The edict we got was Buddhist Values but it could also be justice because justice can mean that you made a crime, and Buddhist Values could be about death and crimes.
Assignment 4-5
Website: India-Government
Use the website above and what you have learned in class so far to answer these questions about the early Indus River Governments.
Why would having a central government help in planning and organizing a city?
- If you have a central government, it would help in organizing the city because you could have better systems.
2. Who were Rajahs?
- The Rajahs were the rulers of the city.
3. What is a Guru?
- Guru is a teacher who would live and survive with his student till the student becomes 20 years old.
4. What subjects were taught in school?
- They mostly taught about religion.
5. Who was in charge of the government?
- The priests were in charge of the government.
6. Why did people look up to the priests?
- Most of the people looked up to priests because they first made offerings for the gods.
Assignment 4-4
Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
1. What varna were you in during the caste system simulation? - we were the law maker and the warriors. 2. What was your favorite part about the caste system simulation? Why? - My favorite part about the caste system simulation was that we were able to control other people and tell them what to do. 3. What part of the simulation made you angry, upset, or frustrated? Why? - It made me frustrated when people didn't listen to the laws or when people came to get advice. 4. Do you think this system is fair? Why or why not? - I don't think this system is fair because some people got treated well and some people got treated bad. 5. Do you think a society should organize people into social classes? Why or Why not? - I don't think a society should organize people into social classes because it wouldn't be fair because only one group would be able to do whatever they want. Assignment 3-8
Now that we are finished with the ancient Egypt unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about ancient Egypt. Please complete these sentences clearly and with specific details. Write the answers on your wiki page. If you need reminders of what we did, just scroll through the assignments on this page or look through your notes.
1. The single most important thing I learned was...
About the old kingdom and about the pharaoh.
2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was...
Something that confused me was Egypt's Kings and about the new kingdom.
3. What surprised me the most was...
About the pyramid and how it is made and also how the mummies were buried.
4. I would like to know more about...
I would want to know more about Aten and other kings and pharaohs.
5. The part that I think I will always remember was...
about ancient food and drinks and how they always drink grape beer and wine.
Assignment 3-5
Read __the information here about the three kingdoms__ in ancient Egypt. The problem with these three paragraphs is that each paragraph does not have specific details or evidence. Your task is to find specific details and evidence from our textbook for the information presented in each paragraph about each kingdom. Then re-write the paragraph adding the new specific details and evidence you found. Write the new paragraph on your wiki page.
Part 1 The Old Kingdom (2700 BCE - 2200 BCE)
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 98-100 in our textbook.
Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
Pyramids (definition, examples, construction details)
Workers
Importance of the pyramids
The pharaohs were very important in this place and during this period, they had to be good kings and wise rulers. They judged by their skills, strength, and wisdom.The pharaoh controlled or ruled the place. They were suppose to be honored and remembered after his death too. This period time was called The Pyramid Age and the reason it was called this way was because after, the pharaohs died, they were buried in pyramids only during this time period. The pyramid is faced to the sky and it is square shaped. It is faced to the sky because it symbols his after life.
Part 2 The Middle Kingdom (2100 BCE - 1800 BCE) Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 101-102 in our textbook. Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
the difference with the Old Kingdom
what life was like during this time
wars or battles and who was involved
The middle kingdom was the most important period in Egypt. During this period, they enjoyed Art, Literature, and trading a lot. Egypt had strong armies so that they could protect their neighbors. Pharaohs, in this time period, they had to be good kings and wise rulers. After the Pharaoh's death, they had to be buried in hidden tombs. They were hidden so well all over the place, not many has been discovered.
Assignment 3-4
Part 1: Go to this site and read about the different Egyptian gods and goddesses. Choose one of these that you would like to be and explain why you would like to be that god or goddess. Then choose one that you would not want to be and explain why. Make sure your explanations are middle school quality explanations. Part 2: Compare these Egyptian gods and goddesses with the Mesopotamian gods and goddesses. Did you find similar gods? Name the gods/goddesses and clearly explain the similarities? Why do you think they are similar even though Egypt and the Mesopotamian civilizations were different?
Assignment 3-3
Source:How to Mummify Nefermaat Directions: Go to the link above to mummify a body. As you work to mummify the body, answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
What are amulets and how were they used? Give two examples of amulets that were used and explain why they were used.
What happens to the body after it was mummified
1. Because they wouldn't want the bodies to break.
2. The preserved it by putting natron and putting rezin over their whole bodies and this is called mummification.
3. You get a stick made out of metal that's curved and you put it in the nose and that's how you put the brain out. The reason they removed it was because people thought the brain was the most important part of your body.
4. The four organs were intestines, stomach, liver, and lungs. They put it in jars and added a cap with a god's face on meaning the gods are protecting them.
5. They just leave the heart because they believed that it was the center of intelligence, emotions, and feelings.
6. They used Natron to dry out the body.
7. Linen was used to make the pharaoh's body look plump.
8. These were use to protect parts of your bodies such as the heart so they believed that they could protect the important parts of a body.
9. It goes away and the egyptians believe the mummies would reborn.
Assignment 3-2
Source: Pages 93 & 94 in your online textbook and refer to your river boat tour notes Directions: Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
1. Read the If YOU were there section. How do you feel about working for the pharaoh?
2. Eventually the Third Dynasty began in ancient Egypt. The Third Dynasty was the beginning of what historians call ............. . When did it start and end?
3. Explain how ancient Egyptians felt about their country and their pharaoh.
4. What were the responsibilities of the pharaoh?
5. What is best known about the famous pharaoh, Khufu? Can you name a specific monument built for him?
6.a Clearly explain the structure of society in the Old Kingdom. (Note: This should be a long answer.)
6.b. What may be some advantages and disadvantages of such a large segment of the population being farmers, servants, and slaves?
6.c. What did farmers do during flood season?
7. Clearly explain trading in ancient Egypt (what was traded and who they traded with).
8. Define the word acquire. Use acquire in an original sentence.
9. Using the drawing of Egyptian society on page 94, explain where Viziers would be placed?
1. I would feel very hardworking, since without that job, I would have no job.
2. Historians called it the Old Kingdom. It started in 2700~ 2200 BCE.
3. The Egyptians felt that they were his god.
4. Their responsibilities were to care for the country.
5. He is best known for
6(a) The Egyptians believed that a well ordered kingdom would keep their society strong. The pharaoh was in the highest position, then, nobles, scribes and craftspeople, and lastly farmers,servants, and slaves.
6(b) The good thing about it is that they could earn money, and can get food. And I dont think there are much disadvantages.
6(c) The farmers listened to their pharaohs and did the building project.
7. They traded animals, foods, and etc with the Syrians and Nubians.
9. The viziers should be placed in the Pharaohs or nobles.
Assignment 2-8
Source: Read pages 76 and 77 in your online textbook Directions: Review Pages 76-77 and choose one of the groups below. Research the group you have chosen (two links are provided for each already) and complete The Characteristics of Civilization Chart for the civilization you have chosen. Write clear and detailed answers in the chart, on your wiki page.
Characteristics of Civilization
Civilization Name: Assyrians
Six Characteristics of Civilization
Evidence for Characteristic
Explanation
A system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of the society.
A regular food supply that is not likely to suddenly change.
Specialization of labor, in which members of the society perform different jobs.
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Different social levels, in which some members of the society are given higher status than others.
A religious system, which might include priests and temples.
Assignment 2-7 Source: Read pages 74 and 75 in your online textbook Directions: Read the questions/directions carefully and write clear and detailed answers on your wiki page.
1. Read the "If you were there..." section on page 74. How will you advise the King?
2. What happened to Ur by 2000 BCE?
3. Where was Babylon located?
4. Who became the king of Babylon? When did he become king?
5. What is a monarch?
6. After conquering all of Mesopotamia, what did Hammurabi call his empire?
7. Hammurabi was a great warrior and leader. What other skills did he have?
8. What is Hammurabi's Code? What areas of daily life did the code cover?
9. Give two reasons why Hammurabi's Code was important.
10. What eventually happened to the Babylonian Empire? How is this similar to what happened to the Akkadian Empire.
11. Read the different laws in the __Code of Hammurabi on this site__ and choose three that you think are interesting. Copy the three laws and their numbers onto your page. Then for each law, explain why you think it's interesting. You can write about if you disagree or agree with the law or if you think the law is a good law or a cruel law.
1. I will advise the king I would tell the king to punish everyone equally.
2. Ur got destroyed.
3. It is located near the Euphrates River, Baghdad, Iraq.
4. Hammurabi became the king in Babylon.
5. It is a king or emperor.
6. His empire was named"Babylonian Empire"
7. He improved the tax collecting system.
8.The code were marriage, trade, murder, and injury.
9. If there were no laws, the country would be a mess, and it means that anyone could do anything they want, including bad stuffs.
10. After Hammurabi died Babylon Empire got destroyed and same thing happen with Akkadian Empire because after Sargon died the empire got destroyed.
11.Babylon empire came to an end.
Assignment 2-6
After playing the Trader's Circuit, answer the following questions in complete sentences on your page. You can copy and paste these questions into your page. Then copy and paste your questions and answers onto your discussion tab. Then go to the discussion tabs of at least three other classmates and make good quality middle school comments about your classmates answers to the questions about the Trader's Circuit game. You can make comments to your classmates like if you agree or disagree or comments about how good their answers and ideas are. Trader's Circuit questions
1. What part of the game did you like the best? Why?
2. During the game, how did you feel and why did you feel that way?
3. What part of the game was difficult for you?
4. In your opinion, what advantage is there to having a monopoly of an entire product/resource such as dates or jewelry?
5. What part of the game would you change if you played it again? Why?
6. In this game, was it better to cooperate with another player or to be selfish and try to get all the products/resources for yourself? Why?
1. i liked how we could trade and agreeing/ disagreeing about having what is the best and unique because we all got to share our ideas.
2. I felt very nervous and excited because of getting a monopoly.
3. The difficult part was when no one changed cards for me, because they didnt want other people to get a monopoly.
4. I think the advantage of a monopoly is that if you have a main thing in your country with out anyone else having it, everyone would come to you to buy it and you can higher the price since you're the only one who has it so it makes them no choice.
5. I think it would be better if everyone gets a monopoly, then they could raise the price.
6. I think cooperating would be better because if you cooperate a bit, the shop keepers would all have advantages. Assignment 2-5
Use your online textbook pages 63 & 64 to answer these questions clearly and with details on your wiki page. Make sure to look through the whole page in your textbook and the links for the vocabulary when answering some of the questions.
Where did the Akkadians live?
What was their relationship with the Sumerians like before the 2300s B.C.E.?
Who was Sargon and what did he do?
What did Sargon establish?
Define 'empire'.
Explain two examples why Sargon is considered a great leader.
How long did Sargon rule his empire?
What eventually happened to the Akkadian Empire?
Who eventually became the most powerful civilization in Mesopotamia again?
Using the picture of the City-State of Ur, what can you see in the picture that shows Ur was an advanced city?
1. They lived at the north of sumer.
2. It was good because they had similarities and differences.
3. He was a little baby, found in a river and became a Akkadian emperor. Saragon made a lot of differences by being the emperor.
4. He established the first empire, a new capital country, and a permanent army.
5. It is a a land with different kinds of territories that have people in under same rules.
6. The reason he was a great leader was because he was the first emperor to have a permanent army and he also has leadership and loyalty.
7. He ruled his empire more than 50 years.
8. He got captured.
9. The most powerful civilization in Mesopotamia was Ur.
10.It shows that Ur was a well civilized city by the boats and everything. =Assignment 2-3 Please read pages 56-59 from your online textbook and answer these questions clearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.=
1. How did the Fertile Crescent get its name?
It got its name because the soil was very good and soft for farming and growing crops.
2. What was the most important factor in making Mesopotamia's farmland fertile?
Water was the most important factor in making Mesopotamia's farmland fertile.
3. In what ways did a Division of Labor contribute to the growth of Mesopotamiam civilization?
The division is that they had all different parts to do.
4. How might running large projects like the maintaining a large and complex irrigation system prepare people for running a government?
They will think that they will need people who has leadership and who can take care of big things
Assignment 2-2
Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary (if any) clearly and with details on your wiki page. Use the links above from the In Class Activity 2-1 called Event C: Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System & Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities to help you answer the questions.
Event C: Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System
1. What was the first simple method farmers used to get water to their fields from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Farmers began to build irrigation systems.
2. How did farmers prevent flooding?
At first, farmers carried water in buckets and now they built the natural Earth walls, called levees, to prevent flooding.
3. Over time, carrying buckets of water to the fields was too difficult. Please clearly explain how levees, canals, dams, and reservoirs were used to make life easier for farmers?
4. Which word means an extra supply of something such as food?
surplus
5. What could happen if one canal was clogged?
Then, it wouldn't move and the whole system wont work.
6. How did different villages take care of the complex irrigation system?
They talked to each other and cooperated
Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities
1. How did Mesopotamian villages help each other?
They helped by helping people with the irrigation system
2. How were people, who lived very far apart, connected to each other?
They were connected by using the irrigation system.
3. What did many villages grow into?
big cities/ towns
4. What do we call the region in Mesopotamia that had many growing cities and towns? What are the people called that come from this region?
It is called the sumer and the people who live there are called sumerians
5. How could one city stop the water from reaching another city?
they can clog up a side so that the water wouldn't flow to another place.
6. Why was it easy to attack other cities on the Mesopotamian plains?
The reason it was easy to attach was because city members became very loyal to their own city
7. What defense plan is best to protect a city?
I think the best defense plan is to build large walls so that no one can pass over and to get many guards to guard the wall
Assignment 9 Now that we are finished with the Early Humans unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about Early Humans. Please complete these sentences clearly and with specific details. Write the answers on your wiki page.
1. The single most important thing I learned was...
I think the most important thing i learned was that they could trade anything with animals and people who has more animals get respected more.
2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was...
The thing I didn't quite understand was the part about homo sapiens.
3. What surprised me the most was...
How the people from the past lived and how they had to hunt everyday and trade animals for things that they need.
4. I would like to know more about...
The thing i would like to know more about is about how homo sapiens hunt.
5. The part that I think I will always remember was...
The part that I'll always remember is the fact that they were discovered in Africa found at about 200,000 years ago.
Assignment 8
Use these two videos about Catal Huyuk to answer these questions clearly and completely on your wiki page.
1. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk that surprised you? Why did they surprise you?
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2. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk you knew already from class?
- They hunt for food by killing animals
- They trade with lots of different things
- They make houses with woods, leaves, clay, and etc..
3. Jookie is a 12 year old living in Catal Huyuk. Explain three ways her life is different than yours. (Note: Simply saying you have cell phones and she doesn't is an unacceptable answer.)
- The live in houses made out of things that can find on ground and we live in houses/ apartments that has good technology and made out of good materials.
- They would have to hunt for animals but we could just buy food with money in shops.
- They don't have technology for computers, networks, and other stuff but, we have technology that we can use for useful things.
Assignment 7
Aspects of Daily life effects notes
Hominids and their Characteristics
- they were discovered in Africa.
- They are called Southern ape
Vocabulary:
Migrate: to move to a new place
Neolithic: domestication agriculture megaliths era
Domestication: the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans
Agriculture: farming
Megalith: a huge stone monument
Prehistory: the time before there was writing
Hominids: an early ancestor of humans
Ancestor: a relative who lived in the past
Paleo: old
Neo: New Lithic: Stone age
TIMELINE BCE: Before common era. BC: Before Christ. CE: Common era. Millennium: A period of 1000 years. Century: A period of 100 years. Decade:~ A period of 10 years.
Other notes:
Assignment 7
Write 3 good test questions covering any of the topics we have studied so far.
Answer these questions clearly and completely on your wiki page.
1. What was the main difference between life in the Paleolithic period and life in the Neolithic period?
2. How did people's lives change as they began to domesticate plants and animals during the Neolithic period?
3. What are some advantages and disadvantages of the changes in daily life that occurred as a result of the development of agriculture?
ANSWERING QS
1. In the Paleolithic period, people used to hunt to survive and make tools, but now in the Neolithic period, people get things for surviving very easily.
2. As they began to domesticate plants and animals their lives changed by just getting food easily and just by getting it from stores.
3. The advantages is that their lives got easier and got easier to eat and survive. The disadvantages is that now days most people are not allowed to hunt, so if people cant earn money and cant hunt, they wont be able to survive well....
PART OF ASSIGNMENT 7 : 3 Qs
Question num 1:
What are some examples of the things did for their jobs in the Paleolithic period?
Question num 2:
What are some things about gathering and hunting that changed from the paleolithic period and the Neolithic period?
Question num 3:
What are 2 tools people used in the paleolithic period?
Assignment 6
Use your online textbook (p. 40 & p. 41) to answer these questions clearly and completely. Please put your answers on your wiki page.
1. Read the paragraph in the Beginnings of Agriculture section on p.40 and answer the question (How could this discovery change your life?).ReadThe First Farmers and Plants section on p.41 and answer these questions:
2. What is another name for the New Stone Age?
3. What kinds of tools did people make during this time? What do you think they used these tools for?
4. In the textbook it says that people during the Neolithic period could now make fire. Which hominid would this be?
5. When we changed from gathering food to growing food, historians called it the Neolithic Revolution. Why do you think it's called a revolution?
6. What is the definition for the word 'domestication'?
7. Using the map on p.41, which animals were domesticated in Asia?
8. Using the map on p.41, where was corn first domesticated?
9. If you were a farmer, how would your life be different than a hunter and gatherer. Give three ways your life would be different.
ANSWERS
1. Long time ago people used to gather and hunt for food but now they could just buy food and cook.
2. The another name for the new stone age is Neolithic period.
3. people used saws and drills. I think they were used for chopping big trees.
4. This hominid is the Homo erectus
5. I think it was because it's the new start.
6. The meaning of domestication is animals.
7.The animals are sheep, goats, horses and cattles.
8. the first domesticate is the Maize
9. If i was a farmer I would not have to go hunting or gathering things to survive, and farmers would not have to risk their life because of hunting, and they wouldn't have to worry about crops. Lastly i wouldn't have to go to the wild, to hunt for food.
Assignment 5 Read pages 32-34 from your online textbook and answer these questions clearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.
Why do historians need archaeologists and anthropologists to study prehistory?
What might have been one advantage of walking completely upright?
What kind of tools did people use during the Paleolithic Era?
Design a stone and wood tool you could use to help you with your chores. Describe your tool in a sentence or two.
What is a hunter-gatherer?
In your opinion, what was the most important change brought by the development of language?
Define the boldfaced words above.
1. To know what happened in the past.
2. The two arms were left to do more things.
3. They used spear and hand axes
4. It would be nice to have a stick/rock gun so that u can shoot it from far away to hunt animals.
5. A person who hunts and gathers food to survive
6. I think the most important thing was that it made their life easily because they could communicate and
actually understand more what they're saying.
7. Prehistory:
The period before the human history recorded
Paleolithic Era:
The stone age.
Hunt gatherer:
Person who gathers food to live.
tools:
An object made for completing a task. Like fixing..
=Assignment 4 1. On which continent were Lucy and other hominids found?
2. What is the scientific name of Lucy?
3. How long ago did Lucy live?
4. What was an important step in human development?
5. Describe and explain how these hominids are different from each other. Use the charts about the hominids on page 30 to help you with the answer. 1. Lucy was found in Africa.
2. Lucy's scientific name is Australopithecus.
3. 3.3 million years ago
4. The ability to walk on two legs was a key step in human development.
5.
Assignment 3 1. What were your roles in the origin story project?
2. What Problems did your group run into?
3. How did your group deal with these problems?
4. Identify two similarities between all of the origin stories.
5. Compare and Contrast any of the two origin stories presented in class (at least one paragraph)
1. My role in the origin story project was the puppet props manager.
2. The problem our group ran into was making the sock puppet. We wondered a lot how to make the puppet and where to get the materials, so I think we had trouble doing that.
3. We decided to meet and work on it as we think.
4. I think the two similarities between all of the origin stories is that it's about god and the things happen in Earth from long time ago.
5. The thing I'm going to compare is the greek origin story and the chinese origin story's similarity was that they try to make humans but the differences is that they use different materials to make people. In the greek origin story they used clay but in the chinese origin story,they used ropes.
Assignment 2
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Just like the questions you were asked in class, please create five questions about the timeline we used in class.
1. In which decade was the Telephone invented?
A: The seventies
2. How many centuries has past since paper was invented in china? 10 centuries had past Click here ----->
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Timeline of Human History.pdf to see a copy of the timeline. Write your questions and the answers on your wiki page.
Assignment 1
Using your notes and page 4 from your online textbook, answer the following questions on your wiki page.
1. Were you born in a BCE year or an CE year?
= C.E
2. Put the following dates in order: AD 2000, 3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 476, AD 3, CE 1215
= 3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 3, AD476, CE 1215, AD2000
3. If you read that an event happened c. AD 1000, what would that mean? Type in the content of your page here.
= It means that it's after Christ and year 1000.
Assignment 6-3
Directions: Read the following information about the Minoans and the Mycenaeans and then answer the questions that follow in your notebook.The Origins of the Greeks
The Minoans:
Minoan culture developed on the island of Crete in approximately 3,000 B.C.E. Minoan palace murals (wall paintings) and painted pottery show us a great sea culture, fueled by fishing, farming, and local arts. The Minoans were master sailors and set up long-distance trade routes with Spain, Egypt, Canaan, and Asia Minor. Socially, the Minoans were an egalitarian (equal) culture, with both men and women holding respected positions in the fields of religion, agriculture, and craftwork. Recreation enjoyed by the Minoans included dancing to music and song, "bull-leaping" - and boxing, complete with boxing gloves and mouth guards. The remarkable peace-loving character of the Minoan civilization is obvious because they didn't have fortresses, war equipment, and painted battle scenes among the remains of their settlements. The Minoan civilization is historically important to Greece because it was the model for the Mycenaean (pronounced my-sih-NEE-in) civilization which is considered the earliest developed culture on mainland Greece.
The Mycenaeans:
Mycenae was settled in 2,700 B.C.E. Most of the myths about ancient Greek heroes and their famous battles come to us from the Mycenaeans. Later Greek poets such as Homer used these tales in their writings. The Mycenaeans spoke an early form of the Greek language, and developed an agricultural economy based on grains, grapes, and olives. Like the Minoans, they traded by sea with Egypt and Asia Minor. Unlike the Minoans, the Mycenaeans devoted most of their energies to developing a strong military. The circular royal tombs of Mycenae reveal collections of decorated uniforms, elaborate helmets, chariots, daggers, and axes. Horses were also extremely important to the Mycenaeans, as they were the vehicles of war. Mycenaean documents suggest that their society was hierarchical, with kings and soldiers in positions of power at the top of society, and prisoners of war who became slaves at the bottom of society who served the kings and soldiers. Other than artwork showing religious festivals and musical performances, very few artifacts of entertainment were left by the Mycenaeans.
1. What did the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations have in common?
They liked to trade.
2. In what ways were the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations different?
They traded masks and vases.
3. Why do you think so many aspects of Minoan civilization are found at Mycenae?
They invaded Mycenae.
4. What other geographical areas, besides Mycenae, might Minoan civilization have influenced?
Knosos.
5. What aspects of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations would you expect to have survived in later periods of Greek history?
6. Using your textbook pages 256-257, explain how the decline of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans was similar.
Assignment 4-6After completing your Understanding How Ashoka's Edicts Helped Unify India sheet answer the following comprehension questions:
1. What are the main ideas expressed in Ashoka's edicts?
-The main edict is the Buddhist values, security, justice, and general welfare.
2. What are some of the ways in which Ashoka's leadership promoted unity in India?
-Ashoka wanted the people to believe in the same idea.
3. In what ways did Ashoka's Buddhist beliefs contribute to the unification of India?
-Ashoka made people believe in one religion.
4. In addition to the edicts, what else might have contributed to the unification of India during this time period?
- governments.
5. Explain how one of the edicts you examined could be catagorized another way
(i.e. instead of Buddhist Values it could also concern Justice)
- The edict we got was Buddhist Values but it could also be justice because justice can mean that you made a crime, and Buddhist Values could be about death and crimes.
Assignment 4-5
Website: India-GovernmentUse the website above and what you have learned in class so far to answer these questions about the early Indus River Governments.
- Why would having a central government help in planning and organizing a city?
- If you have a central government, it would help in organizing the city because you could have better systems.2. Who were Rajahs?
- The Rajahs were the rulers of the city.
3. What is a Guru?
- Guru is a teacher who would live and survive with his student till the student becomes 20 years old.
4. What subjects were taught in school?
- They mostly taught about religion.
5. Who was in charge of the government?
- The priests were in charge of the government.
6. Why did people look up to the priests?
- Most of the people looked up to priests because they first made offerings for the gods.
Assignment 4-4
Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
1. What varna were you in during the caste system simulation? - we were the law maker and the warriors. 2. What was your favorite part about the caste system simulation? Why? - My favorite part about the caste system simulation was that we were able to control other people and tell them what to do. 3. What part of the simulation made you angry, upset, or frustrated? Why? - It made me frustrated when people didn't listen to the laws or when people came to get advice. 4. Do you think this system is fair? Why or why not? - I don't think this system is fair because some people got treated well and some people got treated bad. 5. Do you think a society should organize people into social classes? Why or Why not? - I don't think a society should organize people into social classes because it wouldn't be fair because only one group would be able to do whatever they want. Assignment 3-8
Now that we are finished with the ancient Egypt unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about ancient Egypt. Please complete these sentences clearly and with specific details. Write the answers on your wiki page. If you need reminders of what we did, just scroll through the assignments on this page or look through your notes.1. The single most important thing I learned was...
About the old kingdom and about the pharaoh.
2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was...
Something that confused me was Egypt's Kings and about the new kingdom.
3. What surprised me the most was...
About the pyramid and how it is made and also how the mummies were buried.
4. I would like to know more about...
I would want to know more about Aten and other kings and pharaohs.
5. The part that I think I will always remember was...
about ancient food and drinks and how they always drink grape beer and wine.
Assignment 3-5
Read __the information here about the three kingdoms__ in ancient Egypt. The problem with these three paragraphs is that each paragraph does not have specific details or evidence. Your task is to find specific details and evidence from our textbook for the information presented in each paragraph about each kingdom. Then re-write the paragraph adding the new specific details and evidence you found. Write the new paragraph on your wiki page.Part 1
The Old Kingdom (2700 BCE - 2200 BCE)
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 98-100 in our textbook.
Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
The pharaohs were very important in this place and during this period, they had to be good kings and wise rulers. They judged by their skills, strength, and wisdom.The pharaoh controlled or ruled the place. They were suppose to be honored and remembered after his death too. This period time was called The Pyramid Age and the reason it was called this way was because after, the pharaohs died, they were buried in pyramids only during this time period. The pyramid is faced to the sky and it is square shaped. It is faced to the sky because it symbols his after life.
Part 2
The Middle Kingdom (2100 BCE - 1800 BCE)
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 101-102 in our textbook.
Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
The middle kingdom was the most important period in Egypt. During this period, they enjoyed Art, Literature, and trading a lot. Egypt had strong armies so that they could protect their neighbors. Pharaohs, in this time period, they had to be good kings and wise rulers. After the Pharaoh's death, they had to be buried in hidden tombs. They were hidden so well all over the place, not many has been discovered.
Assignment 3-4
Part 1: Go to this site and read about the different Egyptian gods and goddesses. Choose one of these that you would like to be and explain why you would like to be that god or goddess. Then choose one that you would not want to be and explain why. Make sure your explanations are middle school quality explanations.Part 2: Compare these Egyptian gods and goddesses with the Mesopotamian gods and goddesses. Did you find similar gods? Name the gods/goddesses and clearly explain the similarities? Why do you think they are similar even though Egypt and the Mesopotamian civilizations were different?
Assignment 3-3
Source: How to Mummify NefermaatDirections: Go to the link above to mummify a body. As you work to mummify the body, answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
1. Because they wouldn't want the bodies to break.
2. The preserved it by putting natron and putting rezin over their whole bodies and this is called mummification.
3. You get a stick made out of metal that's curved and you put it in the nose and that's how you put the brain out. The reason they removed it was because people thought the brain was the most important part of your body.
4. The four organs were intestines, stomach, liver, and lungs. They put it in jars and added a cap with a god's face on meaning the gods are protecting them.
5. They just leave the heart because they believed that it was the center of intelligence, emotions, and feelings.6. They used Natron to dry out the body.
7. Linen was used to make the pharaoh's body look plump.
8. These were use to protect parts of your bodies such as the heart so they believed that they could protect the important parts of a body.
9. It goes away and the egyptians believe the mummies would reborn.
Assignment 3-2
Source: Pages 93 & 94 in your online textbook and refer to your river boat tour notesDirections: Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
1. Read the If YOU were there section. How do you feel about working for the pharaoh?
2. Eventually the Third Dynasty began in ancient Egypt. The Third Dynasty was the beginning of what historians call ............. . When did it start and end?
3. Explain how ancient Egyptians felt about their country and their pharaoh.
4. What were the responsibilities of the pharaoh?
5. What is best known about the famous pharaoh, Khufu? Can you name a specific monument built for him?
6.a Clearly explain the structure of society in the Old Kingdom. (Note: This should be a long answer.)
6.b. What may be some advantages and disadvantages of such a large segment of the population being farmers, servants, and slaves?
6.c. What did farmers do during flood season?
7. Clearly explain trading in ancient Egypt (what was traded and who they traded with).
8. Define the word acquire. Use acquire in an original sentence.
9. Using the drawing of Egyptian society on page 94, explain where Viziers would be placed?
1. I would feel very hardworking, since without that job, I would have no job.
2. Historians called it the Old Kingdom. It started in 2700~ 2200 BCE.
3. The Egyptians felt that they were his god.
4. Their responsibilities were to care for the country.
5. He is best known for
6(a) The Egyptians believed that a well ordered kingdom would keep their society strong. The pharaoh was in the highest position, then, nobles, scribes and craftspeople, and lastly farmers,servants, and slaves.
6(b) The good thing about it is that they could earn money, and can get food. And I dont think there are much disadvantages.
6(c) The farmers listened to their pharaohs and did the building project.
7. They traded animals, foods, and etc with the Syrians and Nubians.
9. The viziers should be placed in the Pharaohs or nobles.
Assignment 2-8
Source: Read pages 76 and 77 in your online textbookDirections: Review Pages 76-77 and choose one of the groups below. Research the group you have chosen (two links are provided for each already) and complete The Characteristics of Civilization Chart for the civilization you have chosen. Write clear and detailed answers in the chart, on your wiki page.
Characteristics of Civilization
Civilization Name: Assyrians
Six Characteristics of Civilization
Evidence for Characteristic
Explanation
Assignment 2-7
Source: Read pages 74 and 75 in your online textbook
Directions: Read the questions/directions carefully and write clear and detailed answers on your wiki page.
1. Read the "If you were there..." section on page 74. How will you advise the King?
2. What happened to Ur by 2000 BCE?
3. Where was Babylon located?
4. Who became the king of Babylon? When did he become king?
5. What is a monarch?
6. After conquering all of Mesopotamia, what did Hammurabi call his empire?
7. Hammurabi was a great warrior and leader. What other skills did he have?
8. What is Hammurabi's Code? What areas of daily life did the code cover?
9. Give two reasons why Hammurabi's Code was important.
10. What eventually happened to the Babylonian Empire? How is this similar to what happened to the Akkadian Empire.
11. Read the different laws in the __Code of Hammurabi on this site__ and choose three that you think are interesting. Copy the three laws and their numbers onto your page. Then for each law, explain why you think it's interesting. You can write about if you disagree or agree with the law or if you think the law is a good law or a cruel law.
1. I will advise the king I would tell the king to punish everyone equally.
2. Ur got destroyed.
3. It is located near the Euphrates River, Baghdad, Iraq.
4. Hammurabi became the king in Babylon.
5. It is a king or emperor.
6. His empire was named"Babylonian Empire"
7. He improved the tax collecting system.
8.The code were marriage, trade, murder, and injury.
9. If there were no laws, the country would be a mess, and it means that anyone could do anything they want, including bad stuffs.
10. After Hammurabi died Babylon Empire got destroyed and same thing happen with Akkadian Empire because after Sargon died the empire got destroyed.
11.Babylon empire came to an end.
Assignment 2-6
After playing the Trader's Circuit, answer the following questions in complete sentences on your page. You can copy and paste these questions into your page. Then copy and paste your questions and answers onto your discussion tab. Then go to the discussion tabs of at least three other classmates and make good quality middle school comments about your classmates answers to the questions about the Trader's Circuit game. You can make comments to your classmates like if you agree or disagree or comments about how good their answers and ideas are.
Trader's Circuit questions
1. What part of the game did you like the best? Why?
2. During the game, how did you feel and why did you feel that way?
3. What part of the game was difficult for you?
4. In your opinion, what advantage is there to having a monopoly of an entire product/resource such as dates or jewelry?
5. What part of the game would you change if you played it again? Why?
6. In this game, was it better to cooperate with another player or to be selfish and try to get all the products/resources for yourself? Why?
1. i liked how we could trade and agreeing/ disagreeing about having what is the best and unique because we all got to share our ideas.
2. I felt very nervous and excited because of getting a monopoly.
3. The difficult part was when no one changed cards for me, because they didnt want other people to get a monopoly.
4. I think the advantage of a monopoly is that if you have a main thing in your country with out anyone else having it, everyone would come to you to buy it and you can higher the price since you're the only one who has it so it makes them no choice.
5. I think it would be better if everyone gets a monopoly, then they could raise the price.
6. I think cooperating would be better because if you cooperate a bit, the shop keepers would all have advantages.
Assignment 2-5
Use your online textbook pages 63 & 64 to answer these questions clearly and with details on your wiki page. Make sure to look through the whole page in your textbook and the links for the vocabulary when answering some of the questions.
1. They lived at the north of sumer.
2. It was good because they had similarities and differences.
3. He was a little baby, found in a river and became a Akkadian emperor. Saragon made a lot of differences by being the emperor.
4. He established the first empire, a new capital country, and a permanent army.
5. It is a a land with different kinds of territories that have people in under same rules.
6. The reason he was a great leader was because he was the first emperor to have a permanent army and he also has leadership and loyalty.
7. He ruled his empire more than 50 years.
8. He got captured.
9. The most powerful civilization in Mesopotamia was Ur.
10.It shows that Ur was a well civilized city by the boats and everything. =Assignment 2-3 Please read pages 56-59 from your online textbook and answer these questions clearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.=
1. How did the Fertile Crescent get its name?
It got its name because the soil was very good and soft for farming and growing crops.
2. What was the most important factor in making Mesopotamia's farmland fertile?
Water was the most important factor in making Mesopotamia's farmland fertile.
3. In what ways did a Division of Labor contribute to the growth of Mesopotamiam civilization?
The division is that they had all different parts to do.
4. How might running large projects like the maintaining a large and complex irrigation system prepare people for running a government?
They will think that they will need people who has leadership and who can take care of big things
Assignment 2-2
Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary (if any) clearly and with details on your wiki page. Use the links above from the In Class Activity 2-1 called Event C: Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System & Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities to help you answer the questions.
Event C: Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System
1. What was the first simple method farmers used to get water to their fields from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Farmers began to build irrigation systems.
2. How did farmers prevent flooding?
At first, farmers carried water in buckets and now they built the natural Earth walls, called levees, to prevent flooding.
3. Over time, carrying buckets of water to the fields was too difficult. Please clearly explain how levees, canals, dams, and reservoirs were used to make life easier for farmers?
4. Which word means an extra supply of something such as food?
surplus
5. What could happen if one canal was clogged?
Then, it wouldn't move and the whole system wont work.
6. How did different villages take care of the complex irrigation system?
They talked to each other and cooperated
Event D: Attacks by Neighboring Communities
1. How did Mesopotamian villages help each other?
They helped by helping people with the irrigation system
2. How were people, who lived very far apart, connected to each other?
They were connected by using the irrigation system.
3. What did many villages grow into?
big cities/ towns
4. What do we call the region in Mesopotamia that had many growing cities and towns? What are the people called that come from this region?
It is called the sumer and the people who live there are called sumerians
5. How could one city stop the water from reaching another city?
they can clog up a side so that the water wouldn't flow to another place.
6. Why was it easy to attack other cities on the Mesopotamian plains?
The reason it was easy to attach was because city members became very loyal to their own city
7. What defense plan is best to protect a city?
I think the best defense plan is to build large walls so that no one can pass over and to get many guards to guard the wall
Assignment 9 Now that we are finished with the Early Humans unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about Early Humans. Please complete these sentences clearly and with specific details. Write the answers on your wiki page.
1. The single most important thing I learned was...
I think the most important thing i learned was that they could trade anything with animals and people who has more animals get respected more.
2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was...
The thing I didn't quite understand was the part about homo sapiens.
3. What surprised me the most was...
How the people from the past lived and how they had to hunt everyday and trade animals for things that they need.
4. I would like to know more about...
The thing i would like to know more about is about how homo sapiens hunt.
5. The part that I think I will always remember was...
The part that I'll always remember is the fact that they were discovered in Africa found at about 200,000 years ago.
Assignment 8
Use these two videos about Catal Huyuk to answer these questions clearly and completely on your wiki page.- Catal Huyuk video 1
- Catal Huyuk video 2
1. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk that surprised you? Why did they surprise you?-
2. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk you knew already from class?
- They hunt for food by killing animals
- They trade with lots of different things
- They make houses with woods, leaves, clay, and etc..
3. Jookie is a 12 year old living in Catal Huyuk. Explain three ways her life is different than yours. (Note: Simply saying you have cell phones and she doesn't is an unacceptable answer.)
- The live in houses made out of things that can find on ground and we live in houses/ apartments that has good technology and made out of good materials.
- They would have to hunt for animals but we could just buy food with money in shops.
- They don't have technology for computers, networks, and other stuff but, we have technology that we can use for useful things.
Assignment 7
Aspects of Daily life effects notes
Hominids and their Characteristics
- they were discovered in Africa.
- They are called Southern ape
Vocabulary:
Migrate: to move to a new place
Neolithic: domestication agriculture megaliths era
Domestication: the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans
Agriculture: farming
Megalith: a huge stone monument
Prehistory: the time before there was writing
Hominids: an early ancestor of humans
Ancestor: a relative who lived in the past
Paleo: old
Neo: New
Lithic: Stone age
TIMELINE BCE: Before common era. BC: Before Christ. CE: Common era. Millennium: A period of 1000 years. Century: A period of 100 years. Decade:~ A period of 10 years.
Other notes:
Assignment 7
Write 3 good test questions covering any of the topics we have studied so far.Answer these questions clearly and completely on your wiki page.
1. What was the main difference between life in the Paleolithic period and life in the Neolithic period?
2. How did people's lives change as they began to domesticate plants and animals during the Neolithic period?
3. What are some advantages and disadvantages of the changes in daily life that occurred as a result of the development of agriculture?
ANSWERING QS
1. In the Paleolithic period, people used to hunt to survive and make tools, but now in the Neolithic period, people get things for surviving very easily.
2. As they began to domesticate plants and animals their lives changed by just getting food easily and just by getting it from stores.
3. The advantages is that their lives got easier and got easier to eat and survive. The disadvantages is that now days most people are not allowed to hunt, so if people cant earn money and cant hunt, they wont be able to survive well....
PART OF ASSIGNMENT 7 : 3 Qs
Question num 1:
What are some examples of the things did for their jobs in the Paleolithic period?
Question num 2:
What are some things about gathering and hunting that changed from the paleolithic period and the Neolithic period?
Question num 3:
What are 2 tools people used in the paleolithic period?
Assignment 6
Use your online textbook (p. 40 & p. 41) to answer these questions clearly and completely. Please put your answers on your wiki page.1. Read the paragraph in the Beginnings of Agriculture section on p.40 and answer the question (How could this discovery change your life?).ReadThe First Farmers and Plants section on p.41 and answer these questions:
2. What is another name for the New Stone Age?
3. What kinds of tools did people make during this time? What do you think they used these tools for?
4. In the textbook it says that people during the Neolithic period could now make fire. Which hominid would this be?5. When we changed from gathering food to growing food, historians called it the Neolithic Revolution. Why do you think it's called a revolution?
6. What is the definition for the word 'domestication'?
7. Using the map on p.41, which animals were domesticated in Asia?
8. Using the map on p.41, where was corn first domesticated?
9. If you were a farmer, how would your life be different than a hunter and gatherer. Give three ways your life would be different.
ANSWERS
1. Long time ago people used to gather and hunt for food but now they could just buy food and cook.
2. The another name for the new stone age is Neolithic period.
3. people used saws and drills. I think they were used for chopping big trees.
4. This hominid is the Homo erectus
5. I think it was because it's the new start.
6. The meaning of domestication is animals.
7.The animals are sheep, goats, horses and cattles.
8. the first domesticate is the Maize
9. If i was a farmer I would not have to go hunting or gathering things to survive, and farmers would not have to risk their life because of hunting, and they wouldn't have to worry about crops. Lastly i wouldn't have to go to the wild, to hunt for food.
Assignment 5 Read pages 32-34 from your online textbook and answer these questions clearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.
1. To know what happened in the past.
2. The two arms were left to do more things.
3. They used spear and hand axes
4. It would be nice to have a stick/rock gun so that u can shoot it from far away to hunt animals.
5. A person who hunts and gathers food to survive
6. I think the most important thing was that it made their life easily because they could communicate and
actually understand more what they're saying.
7. Prehistory:
The period before the human history recorded
Paleolithic Era:
The stone age.
Hunt gatherer:
Person who gathers food to live.
tools:
An object made for completing a task. Like fixing..
=Assignment 4
1. On which continent were Lucy and other hominids found?
2. What is the scientific name of Lucy?
3. How long ago did Lucy live?
4. What was an important step in human development?
5. Describe and explain how these hominids are different from each other. Use the charts about the hominids on page 30 to help you with the answer.
1. Lucy was found in Africa.
2. Lucy's scientific name is Australopithecus.
3. 3.3 million years ago
4. The ability to walk on two legs was a key step in human development.
5.
Assignment 3
1. What were your roles in the origin story project?
2. What Problems did your group run into?
3. How did your group deal with these problems?
4. Identify two similarities between all of the origin stories.
5. Compare and Contrast any of the two origin stories presented in class (at least one paragraph)
1. My role in the origin story project was the puppet props manager.
2. The problem our group ran into was making the sock puppet. We wondered a lot how to make the puppet and where to get the materials, so I think we had trouble doing that.
3. We decided to meet and work on it as we think.
4. I think the two similarities between all of the origin stories is that it's about god and the things happen in Earth from long time ago.
5. The thing I'm going to compare is the greek origin story and the chinese origin story's similarity was that they try to make humans but the differences is that they use different materials to make people. In the greek origin story they used clay but in the chinese origin story,they used ropes.
- Assignment 2
=Just like the questions you were asked in class, please create five questions about the timeline we used in class.
1. In which decade was the Telephone invented?
A: The seventies
2. How many centuries has past since paper was invented in china? 10 centuries had past
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Assignment 1
Using your notes and page 4 from your online textbook, answer the following questions on your wiki page.1. Were you born in a BCE year or an CE year?
= C.E
2. Put the following dates in order: AD 2000, 3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 476, AD 3, CE 1215
= 3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 3, AD476, CE 1215, AD2000
3. If you read that an event happened c. AD 1000, what would that mean? Type in the content of your page here.
= It means that it's after Christ and year 1000.